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Bring your lunch and join us for a conversation with Council Member Eric Costello on Wednesday, March 29th from 12-1pm at Impact Hub Baltimore, 10 E North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202

Eric Costello represents the 11th District, which includes Central West Baltimore, the Downtown Central Business District, Downtown’s Westside, Midtown, and the South Baltimore Peninsula, as well as 24 unique neighborhoods. The 11th District is also home to Camden Yards, City Hall, the Inner Harbor, Lexington Market, MICA, historic Pennsylvania Avenue, Port Covington, State Center, the University of Baltimore, University of Maryland Baltimore, and the Washington Monument.

Eric is Chairman of the City Council's Budget and Appropriations and Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committees. He is a member of the Council's Labor, Land Use and Transportation, and Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committees.

Career prior to joining the Baltimore City CouncilFrom 2006 to 2014, Eric served in the U.S.. GAO as a Senior IT Analyst. His work there saved taxpayers more than $274 million by identifying gaps in capital planning, risk management, contractor oversight practices, and cancellation of underperforming federal programs.

EducationIn 2004, Eric earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts, with a minor in Business Communications at SUNY Oneonta. He earned a Master of Science in Information Management in 2006 from Syracuse University's iSchool, with Certificates of Advanced Study in both Information Security Management and Information Systems and Telecommunications Management.

Outside of WorkA native of New York, Eric fell in love with Baltimore when he moved to Otterbein in 2007. He currently lives in Federal Hill, where he purchased his home in 2010. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

About Impact Hub

Impact Hub Baltimore is a community of people working to improve the city, connected through coworking and inspired programming. We are committed to building an innovative and inclusive local economy that advances equity and addresses the city’s complex challenges.

Be on the lookout for more Better Baltimore events...

Better Baltimore is a civic innovation event series creating space for citizens to learn about and discuss change at the local level. It is accompanied by a data visualization exhibition of local data from Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance in order to establish a common understanding of neighborhood disparities in Baltimore.

All events are free and open to the public.

We're offering free coworking on all days we host Better Baltimore events. So come early, stick around, take a tour, and see what it's like to cowork with us. Learn more at http://baltimore.impacthub.net/apply